The appeal of braving long andcold weather lines all for the possibility of snagging "one at this price" deals or elbowing other shoppers for once a year prices has as much appeal as visiting the dentist. Black Friday lines? No thanks...we're happy to snag deals online from the comfort of our own home, sipping some Celestial Seasonings tea, bunny slippers on, Twilight Zone marathon on the telly in the background. So if you're (smart) like us, kick back and open your browser to do a little Black Friday shopping without ever leaving your door.

Everyone has his or her own idiosyncratic approach to dishwasher loading and unloading. My particular quirk is that I am extremely lazy and haphazard; everything gets shoved in at random. But at our rental house this summer, the dishwasher wouldn't comply with my approach. It was equipped with an extra top shelf dedicated to utensils. I had to insert each spoon, knife and fork in it's own slot!

I have to admit, even though I'm quite the clean freak, I did a little research on this one! It all started with my quest to clean my Dyson vacuum. I felt a little like Monica from Friends when she's caught using her dust buster to clean her vacuum which of course, seemed perfectly reasonable to me!

We’ve covered our favorite ceiling fans pretty extensively over the years, but when I stumbled on a video of the previously featured Fanaway retractable ceiling fan in action, I thought it demanded a second look. Prepare to be mesmerized after the jump.

With record high temperatures across the US, it looks like we’ll all be seeking out ways to stay cool this weekend. To help you beat the heat, check out these shopping guides for everything from fans to fridges, as well as some tips for purchasing and maintaining your air conditioner during this merciless weather! Read on for the full list.

We had our first day of 100 degree temps in Dallas this week, and I came home to an 89 degree house and a malfunctioning air conditioning unit. I made the mistake of not being proactive and tuning up my AC before demanding it to operate at its capacity.

Like most people these days, we have stainless steel appliances in our kitchen. They were here when we moved in and I do like the way they look and actually find them relatively easy to maintain and clean (Pledge is my go-to cleaner for the fridge, oddly). But recently I have been noticing some beautiful white kitchen appliances.

At the end of 2010, the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) surveyed 100 designers about what they considered the hottest kitchen trends in the marketplace for 2011. What did they report? Find out below the jump…

With two little kids running around, Julia and Adam’s 1920 California bungalow in downtown Sacramento started to feel a little cramped. As avid cooks, the galley kitchen felt claustrophobic and the dining room had been taken over by toys and excess kitchen supplies and was doubling as a much-needed food prep area.